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New Century Version

Hebrews 11:24

It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of the king of Egypt's daughter.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Adoption;   Decision;   Faith;   Moses;   Patriotism;   Worldliness;   Young Men;   Zeal, Religious;   Scofield Reference Index - Separation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ancient Heroes;   Battle of Life;   Faith;   Faith-Unbelief;   Heroes, Ancient;   Moses;   Reputation;   Unworldliness;   Worldliness-Unworldliness;   The Topic Concordance - Faith/faithfulness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Faith;   Self-Denial;   Years;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Faith;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Moses;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Self-Denial;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Pharaoh's Daughters;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Canon of the Old Testament;   Hell;   Meshach;   Moses;   Pentateuch;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Hebrews;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ethics;   Faith;   Hebrews, Epistle to;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Moses;   Pharaoh Pharaohis Daughter;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Moses ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Cherubim;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jephthah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Moses;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Exodus, the;   Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Moses;   Pharaoh's Daughter;   Woman;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 27;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter
King James Version (1611)
By faith Moses when hee was come to yeeres, refused to bee called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter,
King James Version
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
English Standard Version
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
New American Standard Bible
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Legacy Standard Bible
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Berean Standard Bible
By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
Contemporary English Version
Then after Moses grew up, his faith made him refuse to be called Pharaoh's grandson.
Complete Jewish Bible
By trusting, Moshe, after he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
Darby Translation
By faith Moses, when he had become great, refused to be called son of Pharaoh's daughter;
Easy-to-Read Version
Moses grew up and became a man. He refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter. He chose not to enjoy the pleasures of sin that last such a short time. Instead, he chose to suffer with God's people. He did this because he had faith.
Geneva Bible (1587)
By faith Moses when he was come to age, refused to be called the sonne of Pharaohs daughter,
George Lamsa Translation
By faith Moses, when he came to manhood, refused to be called the son of Pha''raoh''s daughter.
Good News Translation
It was faith that made Moses, when he had grown up, refuse to be called the son of the king's daughter.
Lexham English Bible
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Literal Translation
Having become great, Moses by faith refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Amplified Bible
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
American Standard Version
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
Bible in Basic English
By faith Moses, when he became a man, had no desire to be named the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
Hebrew Names Version
By faith, Moshe, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Par`oh's daughter,
International Standard Version
By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,Exodus 2:10-11;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
By faith Musha, when he became a man, refused to be called the son of the daughter of Pherun;
Murdock Translation
By faith Moses, when be became a man, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
By fayth Moyses when he was great, refused to be called the sonne of Pharaos daughter:
English Revised Version
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
World English Bible
By faith, Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Weymouth's New Testament
Through faith Moses, when he grew to manhood, refused to be known as Pharaoh's daughter's son,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Bi feith Moises was maad greet, and denyede that he was the sone of Faraos douytir,
Update Bible Version
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
Webster's Bible Translation
By faith Moses, when he had come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
New English Translation
By faith, when he grew up, Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
New King James Version
By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
New Living Translation
It was by faith that Moses, when he grew up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
New Life Bible
Because Moses had faith, he would not be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter when he grew up.
New Revised Standard
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called a son of Pharaoh's daughter,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
By faith, Moses, when grown up - refused to be called the son of a daughter of a Pharaoh,
Douay-Rheims Bible
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, denied himself to be the son of Pharao’s daughter:
Revised Standard Version
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
By fayth Moses when he was great refused to be called ye sonne of Pharaos doughter
Young's Literal Translation
by faith Moses, having become great, did refuse to be called a son of the daughter of Pharaoh,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
By faith Moses whan he was greate, refused to be called the sonne of Pharaos doughter:
Mace New Testament (1729)
by faith Moses when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
THE MESSAGE
By faith, Moses, when grown, refused the privileges of the Egyptian royal house. He chose a hard life with God's people rather than an opportunistic soft life of sin with the oppressors. He valued suffering in the Messiah's camp far greater than Egyptian wealth because he was looking ahead, anticipating the payoff. By an act of faith, he turned his heel on Egypt, indifferent to the king's blind rage. He had his eye on the One no eye can see, and kept right on going. By an act of faith, he kept the Passover Feast and sprinkled Passover blood on each house so that the destroyer of the firstborn wouldn't touch them.
Simplified Cowboy Version
It was by a heapin' of faith that Moses didn't want to be known as the son of the Pharaoh's daughter.

Contextual Overview

4 It was by faith that Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. God said he was pleased with the gifts Abel offered and called Abel a good man because of his faith. Abel died, but through his faith he is still speaking. 5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken to heaven so he would not die. He could not be found, because God had taken him away. Before he was taken, the Scripture says that he was a man who truly pleased God. 6 Without faith no one can please God. Anyone who comes to God must believe that he is real and that he rewards those who truly want to find him. 7 It was by faith that Noah heard God's warnings about things he could not yet see. He obeyed God and built a large boat to save his family. By his faith, Noah showed that the world was wrong, and he became one of those who are made right with God through faith. 8 It was by faith Abraham obeyed God's call to go to another place God promised to give him. He left his own country, not knowing where he was to go. 9 It was by faith that he lived like a foreigner in the country God promised to give him. He lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob, who had received that same promise from God. 10 Abraham was waiting for the city that has real foundations—the city planned and built by God. 11 He was too old to have children, and Sarah could not have children. It was by faith that Abraham was made able to become a father, because he trusted God to do what he had promised. 12 This man was so old he was almost dead, but from him came as many descendants as there are stars in the sky. Like the sand on the seashore, they could not be counted. 13 All these great people died in faith. They did not get the things that God promised his people, but they saw them coming far in the future and were glad. They said they were like visitors and strangers on earth.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Exodus 2:10, Acts 7:21-24

Reciprocal: Exodus 2:11 - Moses Numbers 24:11 - the Lord Ruth 2:11 - and how Matthew 1:24 - did Matthew 4:8 - and showeth Matthew 13:44 - for joy Matthew 16:24 - If Matthew 20:5 - and did Mark 8:36 - profit Mark 10:29 - There Acts 7:23 - when Ephesians 6:16 - the shield 1 Thessalonians 1:3 - your

Cross-References

Joshua 24:2
Then Joshua said to all the people, "Here's what the Lord , the God of Israel, says to you: ‘A long time ago your ancestors lived on the other side of the Euphrates River. Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, worshiped other gods.
Luke 3:34
Judah was the son of Jacob. Jacob was the son of Isaac. Isaac was the son of Abraham. Abraham was the son of Terah. Terah was the son of Nahor.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

By faith Moses, when he was come to years,.... Or "was great"; a nobleman in Pharaoh's court; or when he was arrived to great knowledge, being learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; or rather when he was well advanced in years, being full forty years of age, Acts 7:22

refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; by whom Moses was taken up out of the water; by whom he was named, and provided for; she reckoned him as her own son, and designed him for Pharaoh's successor, as Josephus reports l: he refused all this honour, both in words, and by facts; he denied that he was the son of Pharaoh's daughter, as the words will bear to be rendered; for to be "called", often signifies only to "be"; and by taking part with the Israelites, and against the Egyptians, he plainly declared that his descent was from the former, and not the latter: and this discovered great faith; and showed that he preferred being called an Israelite to any earthly adoption, and the care of the church, and people of God, to his own worldly honour and interest; and that he believed the promises of God, before the flatteries of a court; and esteemed afflictions and reproaches, with the people of God, and for his sake, better than sinful pleasures, and earthly riches, as in the following words. Of Pharaoh's daughter, Acts 7:22- :.

l Antiqu. l. 2. c. 9. sect. 7.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By faith Moses - He had confidence in God when he called him to be the leader of his people. He believed that he was able to deliver them, and he so trusted in him that he was willing at his command to forego the splendid prospects which opened before him in Egypt. “When he was come to years.” Greek “being great;” that is, when he was grown up to manhood. He was at that time forty years of age; see the notes on Acts 7:23. He took this step, therefore, in the full maturity of his judgment, and when there was no danger of being influenced by the ardent passions of youth.

Refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter - When saved from the ark in which he was placed on the Nile, he was brought up for the daughter of Pharaoh; Exodus 2:9. He seems to have been adopted by her, and trained up as her own son. What prospects this opened before him is not certainly known. There is no probability that he would he the heir to the crown of Egypt, as is often affirmed, for there is no proof that the crown descended in the line of daughters; nor if it did, is there any probability that it would descend on an adopted son of a daughter. But his situation could not but be regarded as highly honorable, and as attended with great advantages. It gave him the opportunity of receiving the best education which the times and country afforded - an opportunity of which he seems to have availed himself to the utmost; notes, Acts 7:22. It would doubtless be connected with important offices in the state. It furnished the opportunity of a life of ease and pleasure - such as they commonly delight in who reside at courts. And it doubtless opened before him the prospect of wealth - for there is no improbability in supposing that he would be the heir of the daughter of a rich monarch. Yet all this, it is said, he “refused.” There is indeed no express mention made of his formaliy and openly refusing it, but his leaving the court, and identifying himself with his oppressed countrymen, was in fact a refusal of these high honors, and of these brilliant prospects. It is not impossible that when he became acquainted with his real history, there was some open and decided refusal on his part, to be regarded as the son of the daughter of this pagan monarch.


 
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